MPs and peers say pitting defence and welfare against each other risks losing public support for increased spending on the military
Senior Labour figures have warned that Rachel Reeves must find alternative ways to increase military spending rather than slashing welfare, saying it risks public support for investment in defence.
Pressure has been mounting from Labour backbenchers for the Treasury to urgently agree the defence investment plan (Dip) after George Robertson, a former Nato secretary general, said there was a “corrosive complacency” on defence funding.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Jessica Elgot, Alexandra Topping and Daniel Boffey.
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